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1454–1483 · Medieval · Servite Order

Andrea Bertoni (1454 - 25 May 1483) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Servite Order. Bertoni assumed the religious name of "Giacomo Filippo" upon being admitted to the Servites and he became the procurator of the convent he lived in from his appoi…

1360–1430 · Medieval

Andrei Rublev was a Russian artist considered to be one of the greatest medieval Russian painters of Orthodox Christian icons and frescoes. He is revered as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and his feast day is 29 January.

1752–1834 · Modern

André-Hubert Fournet (6 December 1752 – 13 May 1834) was a French Roman Catholic priest and together with Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages the founder of the Daughters of the Holy Cross, Sisters of St. Andrew.

1865–1944 · Contemporary · Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat

Andrey Sheptytsky OSBM (Polish: Andrzej Szeptycki; Ukrainian: Андрей Шептицький, romanized: Andrey Sheptytsky; 29 July 1865 – 1 November 1944) was a prelate and theologian of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church who served as Metropolitan of Galicia and Archbishop of Lviv from 190…

1375–1450 · Medieval · Dominican Order

André Abellon, O.P. (1375 – 15 May 1450) was a French Catholic priest in the Order of Preachers. He became a Dominican after hearing the preaching of Vincent Ferrer and studied art before joining their ranks.

1920–1933 · Contemporary

Anfrosina Berardi, born on December 6, 1920, in L'Aquila and died at the age of 12 on March 13, 1933, was a young Italian Catholic renowned for her holiness. She was declared venerable by Pope Francis in April 2021.

1900–1944 · Contemporary · Trinitarian Order

Angela Maria Autsch, baptized as Maria Cäcilia Autsch, religious name Angela Maria of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (26 March 1900 – 23 December 1944), was a German religious sister of the Congregation Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity. Her beatification process was opened in 1992.

1800–1861 · Modern

Angelo Francesco Ramazzotti (3 August 1800 – 24 September 1861) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Patriarch of Venice. He established the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in 1850.

1226–1312 · Medieval · Order of St. Augustine

Angelo of Foligno (1226 - 27 August 1312) - born Angelo Conti - was an Italian Catholic priest and a professed friar of the Order of Saint Augustine. Conti was part of the order of John the Good though became a mainstream Augustinian in 1256 after the Grand Union of the order.

1246–1327 · Medieval · Augustinians

Angelo da Furci (1246 - 6 February 1327) was an Italian Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Saint Augustine. He was a friend and student of Giles of Rome and served as Prior Provincial of the Abruzzi branch of the congregation.

1185–1225 · Medieval · Carmelites

Angelus of Jerusalem, OCarm (Italian: Sant'Angelo; 1185 – 5 May 1220) was a Catholic convert from Judaism and a religious priest of the Carmelites of the Ancient Observance. Angelus and his twin brother became converts to the faith following their mother's conversion.

1875–1963 · Contemporary

Venerable Animaisa was born in 1875 and died in 1963. An Eastern Orthodox figure, she is buried in Ostretsovo, the place where she also died.

1910–1942 · Contemporary · Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites

Anita Cantieri (March 30, 1910, Lucca, Italy – August 24, 1942, Lucca) was an Italian laywoman and a member of the Third Order of Carmel (taking the name Thérèse of the Child Jesus). Wishing to become a nun, she entered the Carmelite convent in Florence at the age of 20.

1882–1936 · Contemporary · Dominican Order

Anna Ivanovna Abrikosova TOSD (Russian: Анна Ивановна Абрикосова; 23 January 1882 – 23 July 1936), later known as Mother Catherine of Siena (Russian: Екатери́на Сие́нская, Ekaterína Siénskaya), was a Russian Greek Catholic religious sister and literary translator, who died after…

1872–1936 · Contemporary · Sisters of Saint Michael Archangel

Anna Kaworek, born on June 18, 1872, in Biedrzychowice, Poland, and died on December 30, 1936, in Miejsce Piastowe, was a Polish religious sister and co-founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Michael the Archangel, a teaching and nursing order.

1928–1944 · Contemporary

Anna Kolesárová (14 July 1928 – 22 November 1944) was a Slovak Roman Catholic virgin and a martyr. Her life was cut short in 1944 when a Soviet soldier killed her after she resisted his rape attempt.

1001–1112 · Medieval

Anna Vsevolodovna of Kiev, also called Yanka or Ianka (died 3 November 1112), was a princess of Kievan Rus', known for having introduced schools for girls in Kievan Rus'. She is one of the six women mentioned by their full personal names in the Primary Chronicle (PVL).

1842–1885 · Modern · Daughters of St. Anne

Marianna Orsi, in religion Anna del Salvatore, born on February 22, 1842, in Albareto, Italy, and died on June 7, 1885, in Palermo, Sicily, was an Italian religious sister of the congregation of the Daughters of Saint Anne.

820–880 · Medieval

Anne of Leucate (Ancient Greek: Ἄννα ἡ ἐν τῷ Λευκάτῃ) is a venerable saint who lived in the Byzantine Empire during the 9th century. Her memory is commemorated on July 23 in the Orthodox Church.

1644–1711 · Modern · Ursulines

Anne Bourdon (August 29, 1644 – November 4, 1711) was a nun in New France. She was the first Canadian-born superior of the Ursuline order in New France. She was also known as Mère de Sainte-Agnès.

1911–1922 · Contemporary

Anne de Guigné (25 April 1911 – 14 January 1922) was a young French girl who is being considered for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church. Anne was the oldest of four siblings. Her parents were wealthy and prominent.

1567–1621 · Reformation · Society of Saint Ursula of Anne de Xainctonge

Anne de Xainctonge (21 November 1567 – 8 June 1621) was a French religious sister who founded of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin. She was declared venerable by the Roman Catholic Church in 1991.

1900–1926 · Contemporary · Benedictines

Mary Annella Zervas, O.S.B. (born Anna Cordelia Zervas; April 7, 1900 – August 14, 1926), was an American Catholic religious sister who joined the Benedictines and died at 26 after a three-year battle with pityriasis rubra pilaris. Until the 1960s, Zervas's grave in St.

1936–1995 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Poor, Palazzolo Institute

Celeste Maria, in religion Annelvira Ossoli, born on August 26, 1936, and died on May 23, 1995, in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo, was a religious sister of the Sisters of the Poor of Bergamo, a missionary, and a nurse in Africa.

400 · Early Church

Abba Anoub, also known as Anoub of Scetis, Anoub the Signbearer or Anoubius, was an Egyptian Christian Desert Father, ascetic and anchorite who lived during the 4th and 5th centuries in Scetis, Lower Egypt (modern day Wadi El Natrun).

1893–1965 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Ante Antić was a Catholic priest, theologian, and member of the Franciscan order who lived from 1893 to 1965. He died in Zagreb and is recognized by the Catholic Church as Venerable.

1394–1459 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Antonio della Chiesa, OP (1394 - 22 January 1459) was an Italian Catholic priest and member of the Dominican Order. He was a companion of Bernardino of Siena and was beatified by Pope Pius VII in 1819.

1206–1273 · Medieval

Born in 1206 in Nizhny Novgorod, the Venerable Anthony of Dymsk was an Eastern Orthodox cleric and monastery founder in the Principality of Gorodets, Russia. He died in 1273 and is buried at the Antoniyevo-Dymsky Monastery.

1795–1865 · Modern

Venerable Anthony of Optina was an Eastern Orthodox monk born in 1795 in Tutayev. He died in 1865 at Optina Pustyn.

757–809 · Medieval

Anthusa of Constantinople (Greek: Ανθούσα) commonly known as Saint Anthusa of Constantinople and in Orthodox usage as Saint Anthousa the Younger (750 or 757 – 801 or 808 AD) is a saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church.

1481 · Medieval

The Venerable Antoine de Krasny Kholm was a figure in Eastern Orthodoxy who died in 1481. He passed away at the Antoniev Krasnokholmsky Monastery and is recognized as a saint.

1800–1862 · Modern

Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek (26 November 1800 – 24 September 1862) was a Slovene Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Lavant from 1846 until his death. He served also as an author and poet as well as a staunch advocate of the nation's culture.

1772–1858 · Modern · Congregation of the Schools of Charity

Antonio Angelo Cavanis (Venice, January 16, 1772 – Venice, March 12, 1858) was an Italian priest and educator, founder of the Congregation of the Schools of Charity. The Catholic Church has bestowed upon him the title of Venerable.

1822–1898 · Modern · Sisters Oblates of the Most Sacred Saviour

Antonia Maria de Oviedo Schöntal (16 March 1822 – 28 February 1898) was a Swiss-Spanish religious sister in the Roman Catholic Church and the co-founder of the Oblate Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer, a congregation that she established with the Benedictine Bishop José María Ser…

1930–1937 · Contemporary

Antonietta Meo (15 December 1930 – 3 July 1937), nicknamed "Nennolina", was an Italian girl who died of osteosarcoma. Currently, she is the youngest person the Catholic Church has considered canonizing as a confessor.

1851–1923 · Contemporary

Antonín Cyril Stojan (22 May 1851 – 29 September 1923) was a Czech Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Olomouc from 1921 until his death.

1852–1924 · Contemporary · Order of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel

Antonio Augusto Intreccialagli (18 February 1852 − 19 September 1924) - religious name Antonio di Gesù - was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Discalced Carmelites who served as the Archbishop of Monreale from 1919 until his death.

1935–1993 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Antonio Bello (18 March 1935 – 20 April 1993) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi from 1982 until his death from cancer in 1993.

1873–1952 · Contemporary

Antonio Celona was an Italian Catholic priest born in Ganzirri in 1873. He died in Ganzirri in 1952 and has been declared Venerable.

1789–1846 · Modern

Antonio Maria Gianelli (12 April 1789 – 7 June 1846) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Bobbio from 1837 until his death. He was also the founder of the Figlie di Nostra Signora del Giardino and the Missionaries of Saint Alphonsus.

1819–1892 · Modern · Servite Order

Antonio Maria Pucci (16 April 1819 - 12 January 1892) - born Eustachio Pucci - was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Servite Order.

1280–1311 · Medieval · Augustinians

Antonio Patrizi (17 January 1280 - 23 April 1311) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Saint Augustine. Patrizi joined the order in Lecceto and lived as a hermit prior to his sudden death while visiting his friend at another convent.

1801–1842 · Modern

Antonio Provolo (17 February 1801 – 4 November 1842) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest best known for his work with deaf-mute children in Verona. He was the founder of the Institute for the Deaf as well as two religious orders dedicated to the care of deaf-mute children.

1391–1461 · Medieval · Franciscans

Antonio da Stroncone (1391 – 7 February 1461) was an Italian friar of the Order of Friars Minor. He became a member of that order in his youth after cultivating a strong devotion to Francis of Assisi during his childhood with his parents who were members of the Third Order of Sai…

1478–1556 · Reformation

Anthony of Siya (Russian: Антоний Сийский, romanized: Antony Siysky; 1478–1556) was a Russian Orthodox monk who was proclaimed a saint after his death.

1914–1943 · Contemporary

Antun Dujlović was born in 1914 and died in 1943. He is recognized as a Venerable within the Catholic Church.

1787–1875 · Modern · Congregation of the Mission

Antônio José Ferreira Viçoso (13 May 1787 – 7 July 1875) was a Portuguese Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Mariana from 1843 until his death; he was also a professed member from the Congregation of the Mission.

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Apollinaris Syncletica (Medieval Greek: Απολινάριος Συγκλητική), also known as Apollinaria of Egypt, was a saint and hermit of the 5th century, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.

1532–1590 · Reformation

Magdalena of Austria (German: Magdalena von Österreich; 14 August 1532 – 10 September 1590) was a co-founder and first abbess of the Ladies' Convent of Hall (Haller Damenstift), born an archduchess of Austria from the House of Habsburg as the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman E…

1878–1918 · Contemporary

Venerable Arcàngela Badosa i Cuatrecasas was a Spanish nun born in 1878. She died in 1918.